WCN25-2306 THE BURDEN OF TRAVELLING DISTANCE TO THE DIALYSIS CENTRE ON CKD PATIENTS IN INDIA
Hemodialysis (HD) forms the mainstay renal replacement therapy for approximately 94% of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients in India. It was estimated that in 2018, there were approximately 1,75,000 patients on maintenance hemodialysis in India. To this, nearly 220,000 new patients are being added every year. These patients have to travel to one of the approximately 5000 existing dialysis centres distributed across the country. Traveling to and from hemodialysis is a burden on time, cost and employment challenges to patients.
Authors
- Shrirang Bichu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1983-0210)
- Deepa Usulumarty
- Narayan Rangaraj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3595-0965)
- Santosh Noronha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9388-4583)
- Jatin Kothari
- Viswanath Billa
- Sachin Bodke
Institutions
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IN)
- Colorado Kidney Care (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Kidney International Reports
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2024.11.1254
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00